the 870 supermag

[Spuddieselwwu]

I like the Nova better than the 870.  The 870 is a reliable gun through, just had to many rust issues with the blued ones.  I have worn out a few 870's over the years as well.

Yeah- that's the main reason why I switched over to the Nova.  I hunt on saltwater a lot, and the 870 just would rust a crapload after a day. Took me longer to get the rust cleaned off throughout the whole gun than it did to hunt in the first place.  I went up to Yeagers in bellingham, traded in my 870 supermag for the Benelli, they gave me $400 for the 870, so I only had to pay $52 bucks for a brand new 28'' Nova in Max 4HD. I lucked out.

[ducksdoom12]

dependability wise, you cant go wrong with the nova. that gun will shoot through anything you can through at it and then some.

[Ragged Outdoors]

Hey jordano I am was kind of halfway looking at getting an 887 also and I have heard a couple of really bad things about them too.  Most peoples complaints are about the feel of it, plasticy and kind of cheap, but in all honesty I don't mind that.  I just see it as a gun that can handle a boatload of saltwater hunting and thats what turns me on to it.  However, I know a guy that just bought one and literally his sight rail broke on him and I believe it was while he was shooting it.  The entire rail is made of plastic, I have to imagine Remington is going to fix this and make the rail metal with a plastic coating, but who knows.  Until then I personally can't afford to take a chance that I am going to have a brand new gun screw up on me while I'm out hunting.  Too bad, because I really like Remington, but I think they missed the boat on this one.

[jordano]

Hey jordano I am was kind of halfway looking at getting an 887 also and I have heard a couple of really bad things about them too.  Most peoples complaints are about the feel of it, plasticy and kind of cheap, but in all honesty I don't mind that.  I just see it as a gun that can handle a boatload of saltwater hunting and thats what turns me on to it.  However, I know a guy that just bought one and literally his sight rail broke on him and I believe it was while he was shooting it.  The entire rail is made of plastic, I have to imagine Remington is going to fix this and make the rail metal with a plastic coating, but who knows.  Until then I personally can't afford to take a chance that I am going to have a brand new gun screw up on me while I'm out hunting.  Too bad, because I really like Remington, but I think they missed the boat on this one.

thank you so much for the info!!! the more and more I talk to people I think I am going to go with the benelli nova... I think it is the best pump shotgun for its price... anyone care to tell me if I am wrong or right?

[h2ofowlr]

Jordano,
Pick up one of the camo 870's or the Nova.  If you hunt salt, just make sure you clean it really good and pull the choke each day and clean it.  Or it will rust in place never to be removed.  Or find a used 870 and camo it yourself.  I have done that as well.

[LOVEMYLABXS]

If the jammin problem is a fired shell stickin in the chamber take a 10 ga brass brush and one lenght of cleaning rod and put it in a drill and run it in the chamber to polish it up worked on mine and haven't had a problem since I did it. I didn't have the 10 ga one so I used a 12 but had to wobble it around some but it did the same thing just took a little more time to polish